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they are pulling the cabs in from the new york city streets. the city is absolutely desolate, and now, by order. there is this drama unfolding, on 57th street, in mid-town manhattan, underneath what is still under construction, the tallest apartment building in the city, there it was, captured on video in the winds today. a construction crane, free-standing, doubling over on itself. it has been swinging back and forth. and we're talking about gusts tonight around in the neighborhood of 80 miles an hour with this storm. rehema ellis on scene as she has been for us all evening in mid-town. >> reporter: brian it is dangerous out here, now even more so. and the pictures we showed you moments ago of the crane where it was pointed south. that wind, that powerful wind has now pointed this thing and moved it. it is moving southwest, and makes this situation out here all the more uncomfortable. the crane up top a one and a half billion luxury apartment building that is under construction, and is up over 50, 60, 70 stories high. and we don't know what is
they are pulling the cabs in from the new york city streets. the city is absolutely desolate, and now, by order. there is this drama unfolding, on 57th street, in mid-town manhattan, underneath what is still under construction, the tallest apartment building in the city, there it was, captured on video in the winds today. a construction crane, free-standing, doubling over on itself. it has been swinging back and forth. and we're talking about gusts tonight around in the neighborhood of 80 miles...
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new york city is on lockdown. th, the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. . ♪ with the best-in-class fuel economy. engineered to move heaven and earth. ♪ guts. glory. ram. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet...
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so that's what's coming into new york city. rick described what the weather first alert forecasters locally have been fathering all day long and that is that at some point in a matter of minutes, not hours, water will rise from here to here. that's a sturgeon. it happens very quickly and the fear is that this afternoon, first map, please, it's going to happen in new york city. high tide around -- this is new york city lower manhattan, all these yellow areas are mandatory evacuation areas. all over this island. next map and you will see that it's really all over the five burrows of new york city. brooklyn, staten island, the lower end of manhattan, queens and all along these beaches. all mandatory evacuations. a sturgeon is on the way. next map. it's going to come right up through the center of all of this. it's gonna batter into new york city. this is fire irelandal island "island. a storm that cut a government cut a long time ago. dude road in the hamptons, all of this expected to get a sturgeon somewhere between 6 feet and 11
so that's what's coming into new york city. rick described what the weather first alert forecasters locally have been fathering all day long and that is that at some point in a matter of minutes, not hours, water will rise from here to here. that's a sturgeon. it happens very quickly and the fear is that this afternoon, first map, please, it's going to happen in new york city. high tide around -- this is new york city lower manhattan, all these yellow areas are mandatory evacuation areas. all...
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>>guest: is the new york city you remember. it is the new york city you remember today. because it is made up of new yorkers. >>reporter: with working subways. >>guest: well, the new york subway system...the buses have started running this evening limited and will run full service tomorrow. subways will come back in the in few days but the subways don't make new york, new york. >>reporter: i should add, some good news we are told that when the buses are up and running today and tomorrow, they are going to be free. >>shepard: a lot of questions about the power grid in lower manhattan and whether they can supply power to the stock exchange. he clearly cannot hear me. another point of interest, this storm clearly is not gone. the storm is nut gone and over west virginia, it will loop not other view in a moment. over west virginia they are getting a snowstorm and in many areas they could get more than 1' and in some areas 2' of snow, and western pennsylvania and all through here. we showed you maps yesterday of what the meteorologist thought would happen in different places
>>guest: is the new york city you remember. it is the new york city you remember today. because it is made up of new yorkers. >>reporter: with working subways. >>guest: well, the new york subway system...the buses have started running this evening limited and will run full service tomorrow. subways will come back in the in few days but the subways don't make new york, new york. >>reporter: i should add, some good news we are told that when the buses are up and running...
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to philadelphia and new york city. 7200 flights canceled. that's a crazy number. it will probably increase as we have to watch flights being canceled into tuesday even. may not be until wednesday that some of the airports get up to full operation. because of all of this, you can assume airlines will help people. change fees have been dropped. if you can't fly, a lot of people want to go on the train. we learned our lesson from irene where people got stranded on trains. amtrak, service is suspended throughout much if not all of the northeast corridor, veronica. not easy to get around. people may be driving a little bit this morning. i wouldn't recommend it. this afternoon and evening will be the worst of it. this was very interesting. this is what it looked like as we went throughout yesterday afternoon and evening with all the airplanes in the sky. all the airplanes trying to avoid the storm getting out of harm's way and doing their typical rounds. this is what it looks like this morning. early in the morning, you wouldn't be expecting a lot
to philadelphia and new york city. 7200 flights canceled. that's a crazy number. it will probably increase as we have to watch flights being canceled into tuesday even. may not be until wednesday that some of the airports get up to full operation. because of all of this, you can assume airlines will help people. change fees have been dropped. if you can't fly, a lot of people want to go on the train. we learned our lesson from irene where people got stranded on trains. amtrak, service is...
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parts of new york city as we head southward across new jersey. they have been dealing with wind gusts in the 30 mile per hour range and also had reports of wind gusts exceeding 30 miles an hour. baltimore over 20 mile per hour winds. land fall through the state of new jersey as we head into later tonight. it is forecast to make a transition from a tropical system to hurricane to more of a nor' easter regardless of what the classification of sandy is 111 coastal flooding and heavy snow on the back end of this system. we are dealing with sandy for days. take a look at the forecast track. tuesday 8:00 a.m. a little further inland and forecast recur back out into portions of new england over the next several days. the center of it moving over n central portions of new jersey creates new york city farce storm surge. that's why we are forecasting the storm surge east of manhattan we are talking about significant flooding out there. also a huge storm standing about 800 miles. we are talking about water across areas further away from the new york city ar
parts of new york city as we head southward across new jersey. they have been dealing with wind gusts in the 30 mile per hour range and also had reports of wind gusts exceeding 30 miles an hour. baltimore over 20 mile per hour winds. land fall through the state of new jersey as we head into later tonight. it is forecast to make a transition from a tropical system to hurricane to more of a nor' easter regardless of what the classification of sandy is 111 coastal flooding and heavy snow on the...
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>> robert bazell, bellevue hospital, speaking of new york city, new york city has now been cleaved into two cities, one half of it without power, the other half going on as if there is no crisis. nbc's ann thompson has the tale of two new yorks tonight, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, i'm up at the rare bar and grill where there is power. and behind me you can see the bright lights of the island of manhattan and the famous skyline, but if you look over here you will see that more than a quarter million people are in total darkness for the third straight night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: in new york, have's and have not's are divided with power, those that have strips to share, and those that don't. there is the buzz of living in the dark, and with little mass transit. >> with five buses to get to downtown brooklyn, walked across the brooklyn bridge, i work there, i just wanted to see what was going on. i had no idea what had happened t was going >> this station had water filled half at the moment, but with more. >> reporter: with subways still under water, some took to
>> robert bazell, bellevue hospital, speaking of new york city, new york city has now been cleaved into two cities, one half of it without power, the other half going on as if there is no crisis. nbc's ann thompson has the tale of two new yorks tonight, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, i'm up at the rare bar and grill where there is power. and behind me you can see the bright lights of the island of manhattan and the famous skyline, but if you look over here you will...
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scott cohen in battery park, new york city. let's go to scott with the latest. >> probably will be the last report we do have from this location here because as you may be able to he the waters of new york harbor starting to lap up on to this area here at the battery at the tip of lower manhattan. precursor to the big storm surge that's going to come in with hurricane sandy. we don't want to be anywhere near it. i can tell you now that manhattan, crossroads of the world, sun creasingly now becoming an island because within the next couple of hours, the major bridge misand out of new york city, george washington bridge, other bridges in this area, will be closing down and the issue on that front is the winds. i want to show you video shot, just a few moments ago of one world trade center. people tower. these are the tallest construction cranes in new york city. the port authority of new york and new jersey says that these cranes are okay. i can tell new the short time since we shot that video, and now, the -- one world trade cen
scott cohen in battery park, new york city. let's go to scott with the latest. >> probably will be the last report we do have from this location here because as you may be able to he the waters of new york harbor starting to lap up on to this area here at the battery at the tip of lower manhattan. precursor to the big storm surge that's going to come in with hurricane sandy. we don't want to be anywhere near it. i can tell you now that manhattan, crossroads of the world, sun creasingly...
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new york city has a new tourist attraction. this massive construction crane partially collapsed during the storm 750 feet in the air. >> it is still dangling above midtown manhattan. police have evacuated the entire city block underneath because of the safety hazard. >> reporter: city officials were watching it, too. it's not like they didn't see the potential for an accident like this happening. so just before sandy hit, they issued a mandatory stop work order on all construction sites in the city and they did surprise inspections, including one of this site on friday. now this construction site since it started had had 110 complaints. 21 of those this year alone. seven of those involving the crane. the last one, a violation actually resulted in a stop work order that was corrected by the general contractor. those were all fixed, and the crane itself was inspected friday. that was just three days before the boom snapped. when the crane folded, the winds were up to 90 to 100 miles per hour. so what was a tower crane doing still
new york city has a new tourist attraction. this massive construction crane partially collapsed during the storm 750 feet in the air. >> it is still dangling above midtown manhattan. police have evacuated the entire city block underneath because of the safety hazard. >> reporter: city officials were watching it, too. it's not like they didn't see the potential for an accident like this happening. so just before sandy hit, they issued a mandatory stop work order on all construction...
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felix, the new york city financier who helped new york city out of the desperate financial straights in the 1970s has a book out calling for a national infrastructure bank, and all three of them, and other people, too, cite the erie canal as the first major piece of infrastructure built in the country and the sort of thing we should be doing again, and it's interesting, to me, that these -- there's significant efforts to recreate or to create and to build and rebuild american infrastructure and that the erie canal is cited, but it almost seems as though a lot of this citation of the erie canal is somewhat blind. there aren't really very many similarities on how new york state built the eri canal and how the federal government now supports infrastructure projects. however, there is one very important similarity or how it could inform the debate how the federal government should be creating a national infrastructure bank to fund infrastructure prompts, and that is that it is essential for there to be a single person that owns the project, and with the er iring's e canal, i have not men
felix, the new york city financier who helped new york city out of the desperate financial straights in the 1970s has a book out calling for a national infrastructure bank, and all three of them, and other people, too, cite the erie canal as the first major piece of infrastructure built in the country and the sort of thing we should be doing again, and it's interesting, to me, that these -- there's significant efforts to recreate or to create and to build and rebuild american infrastructure and...
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and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers and lakes. and in this case, reservoirs. in the new york city system, water is collected and stored in 19 reservoirs, which can hold more than a year's supply -- over 580 billion gallons of water. almost all of the system is fed by gravity, without the use of energy-consuming pumps. valves open to regulate the flow into the 85-mile-long delaware aqueduct -- the longest tunnel in the world. at hillview reservoir... the water is partitioned into another giant tunnel system. where it travels deep below manhattan. the pressure built u
and that's what new york city did. they first went to the hudson highlands, but 150 years later, it went to the delaware highlands. and really diverted the water that normally went to philadelphia to new york city. i don't think they anticipated that. narrator: the majority of new york city's drinking water comes from watersheds in upstate new york. a watershed is the area of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water. mountains act as a funnel to feed rivers...
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new york city and new york state and the new jersey area so never a not over hyped at all. concern tonight in new york city about a crane dangling 75 stories above the street. check this out, this is a live picture in new york city. sandy's winds partially ripped the crane off the side of an unfinished skyscraper and you can see it swing back and forth. emergency responders have closed off part of the street. people in nearby buildings have been evacuated, a very dangerous situation there. >> really unknown as to how the crane got to where it was. it flipped over and the boom flipped over but the whole area has been evacuated and cleared. no traffic on the street, below it, the steam pipes are being turned off. all of the gas lines have been, you know, made certain they aren't having gas go through them. if it land the on the sidewalk, it won't cause an explosion or fire. >> new york city mayor bloomberg says he's instructed everyone on the scene don't try to be a hero and lose a life over this. >>> here is another unusual sight, the skyline of new york is pretty dark tonig
new york city and new york state and the new jersey area so never a not over hyped at all. concern tonight in new york city about a crane dangling 75 stories above the street. check this out, this is a live picture in new york city. sandy's winds partially ripped the crane off the side of an unfinished skyscraper and you can see it swing back and forth. emergency responders have closed off part of the street. people in nearby buildings have been evacuated, a very dangerous situation there....
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it's historic flooding here in new york city. much of lower manhattan submerged beneath the hudson river, new york harbor. it's an island, of course, and surrounded by water at every turn and it's very rare to see this much water flow and surge on to city streets. one witness telling us that it looked like the bottom of a toilet bowl the way the water was circling down into the tunnel. we've been told that water has been flowing down well into the subbe way system, flooding the subways there. as you know, the new york city subway system was shut down yesterday. it's likely they thought they'd be able to get it back up at some point tomorrow or later on today, i should say. i don't even know what time it is anymore. but now that there's such massive flooding, getting that system up and running again is going to be extremely difficult. the other issue downtown tonight is the power. the power is out where we are and we're told that anyone south of 39th street, for those familiar with manhattan, have lost power as well. the traffic l
it's historic flooding here in new york city. much of lower manhattan submerged beneath the hudson river, new york harbor. it's an island, of course, and surrounded by water at every turn and it's very rare to see this much water flow and surge on to city streets. one witness telling us that it looked like the bottom of a toilet bowl the way the water was circling down into the tunnel. we've been told that water has been flowing down well into the subbe way system, flooding the subways there....
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meantime, monster storm has created a mess in new york city. powerful winds wreaking havoc, toppling a portion of this crane in midtown manhattan on west 57th street at the top of a luxury building being built right now. fire fighters have been on the scene trying to secure it and keeping it from crashing to the street below. our robert frank is there live tonight and will have more on this developing story in just a few minutes, but first, cnbc's scott cohn and bob pisani are covering the impact of this storm on the financial center of the world. scott's there on the water near wall street, but first here's bob pisani reporting on wal street's rather unprecedented decision to close for a second straight day. bob? >> reporter: and here's what's important, guys. tomorrow will be another day a lot like today and what's going on here. the nyse and the nasdaq will be closed but the cboe will be closed as well, but the chicago mercantile exchange will be running futures and options includiso everything will be closed and the big push is on wednesday
meantime, monster storm has created a mess in new york city. powerful winds wreaking havoc, toppling a portion of this crane in midtown manhattan on west 57th street at the top of a luxury building being built right now. fire fighters have been on the scene trying to secure it and keeping it from crashing to the street below. our robert frank is there live tonight and will have more on this developing story in just a few minutes, but first, cnbc's scott cohn and bob pisani are covering the...
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new york city officials think that the storm surge will hit here in new york harbor sometime between 8:00 and 9:00. high tide is scheduled for 8:506789 so wh8:50. when you combine the fact that it's a full moon which means high tides anyway, plus this outrageously huge hurricane that is coming our way, all of that spells trouble. and that is why there is a mandatory evacuation in this area here at battery park and much of the financial district. people were told to leave their homes by yesterday afternoon. there are a lot of people down here. some said, it's not so bad. i'll come out and take pictures. police are using bull horns to remind people that this is a mandatory evacuation area and it's not safe to be here even to take pictures either for your vacation or just for pros tear tea. as far as the city goes, city schools are closed tomorrow. amtrack service is canceled for tomorrow. the new york stock exchange will also be closed tomorrow and that is all because of this storm. city officials are urging people to stay indoors, don't go out if you don't have to. many bridges around
new york city officials think that the storm surge will hit here in new york harbor sometime between 8:00 and 9:00. high tide is scheduled for 8:506789 so wh8:50. when you combine the fact that it's a full moon which means high tides anyway, plus this outrageously huge hurricane that is coming our way, all of that spells trouble. and that is why there is a mandatory evacuation in this area here at battery park and much of the financial district. people were told to leave their homes by...
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an entire new york city neighborhood burned to the ground. downed trees leave millions without power. floodwaters drive thousands from their homes. >> this is a community. this is our people, our friends. >> i got nothing left. >> pelley: also tonight, we're in the air with the army corps of engineers as they try to figure out how to get the water and the debris out of the disaster area. the president sees the destruction for himself. >> we are here for you. >> pelley: our team of cbs news correspondents will bring you comprehensive coverage of the aftermath of sandy. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from breezy point, new york. >> pelley: good evening. we've come here because no community has seen more destruction from hurricane sandy than this. this entire neighborhood, the new york city city observe borof queens, 111 homes destroyed by fire the night the storm hit. we'll have more on this in just a moment, but first, let us give you the big picture in the aftermath of sandy. ne
an entire new york city neighborhood burned to the ground. downed trees leave millions without power. floodwaters drive thousands from their homes. >> this is a community. this is our people, our friends. >> i got nothing left. >> pelley: also tonight, we're in the air with the army corps of engineers as they try to figure out how to get the water and the debris out of the disaster area. the president sees the destruction for himself. >> we are here for you. >>...
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this is the largest power outage in new york city history. and they had talked about being able to start to get some power back on potentially very early this morning but we've also heard reports it could be days and even longer so we're going to see some major impact from that here in manhattan and up and down the coast, again, the latest number, 7.1 million people who are without power. but that's just what we know tonight. that's just what's been reported. we also know that some of these high winds are moving into the midwest and there are lots of places there from indiana to ohio that are seeing power outages, as well. one of the things that we're watching, also that continuing dangerous situation in midtown manhattan where a crane has been dangling. high gust of wind seemed to look like it was going to topple and there were some things that actually were falling off that 74-story building. we are keeping our eye on that. we're going to take a break but throughout this morning as we continue to move forward meteorologist bill karins is he
this is the largest power outage in new york city history. and they had talked about being able to start to get some power back on potentially very early this morning but we've also heard reports it could be days and even longer so we're going to see some major impact from that here in manhattan and up and down the coast, again, the latest number, 7.1 million people who are without power. but that's just what we know tonight. that's just what's been reported. we also know that some of these...
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it was dangling over the streets of new york city. the other big issue is the storm surge that happened. i was in the storm surge had a chance to walk knee deep in the waters. the subway system flooded also a hospital new york city university. the hospital was flooded knocked out the backup generators they had to evacuate some 200 cases to other hospitals around new york city and of course the big story is transportation getting around the city. the subway systems inundated. the mta is calling it the wos disaster to hit the subway system here in the city. very difficult days coming up back to you. >>> todd starnes for us in new york city telling us about the fire and the crane that a lot of people in new york are talking about. >>> new york is one of the hardest hit areas. talk to anna kooiman live with us on the phone in long beach long island. how are things looking there today? >> good morning. the water reseeds some what. we look out the windows we are looking out our windows a few hours ago water as far as we could see the water
it was dangling over the streets of new york city. the other big issue is the storm surge that happened. i was in the storm surge had a chance to walk knee deep in the waters. the subway system flooded also a hospital new york city university. the hospital was flooded knocked out the backup generators they had to evacuate some 200 cases to other hospitals around new york city and of course the big story is transportation getting around the city. the subway systems inundated. the mta is calling...
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in new york city, 670,000 customers without power. it is the biggest outage in new york city history. according to con ed. and that they say at least four days, there were certain areas that was intentionally shut down because of the sea water. four days for them. at least seven days for people who have power lines down. the overhead power lines. seven days for repairs there. lots of damage. lots of inconvenience. and, of course, tragically some deaths as well. >> we're also, i'm being told we now have a chunk of tape from earlier today. this is some of what we saw in connecticut. >> just over the last 20, 30 minutes the wind has been unbelievable. this house, hours ago, was in fine shape. but the waves have just been relentless. just pounding through. ripping away part of the outer wall. goodness gracious. part of the foundation of the house being sheered away. unbelievable. winds have been out of the north. power's out all over the peninsula. not expecting much improvements over the next several hours. my, goodness. the wind has jus
in new york city, 670,000 customers without power. it is the biggest outage in new york city history. according to con ed. and that they say at least four days, there were certain areas that was intentionally shut down because of the sea water. four days for them. at least seven days for people who have power lines down. the overhead power lines. seven days for repairs there. lots of damage. lots of inconvenience. and, of course, tragically some deaths as well. >> we're also, i'm being...
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effects on new york city. we continue our live coverage of sandy now classified as a post tropical cyclone by the national hurricane center. that doesn't mean the storm is any less dangerous. officials making that change only because sandy is now, quote, devoid of thunderstorms near the center. just after 8:00 p.m., hurricane sandy then, merging with what was once, two cold-weather systems made landfall in southern new jersey near atlantic city. sandy is still packing maximum wind gusts around 80 miles an hour and brought an historic storm surge with it. river flooding in lower manhattan has reached more than 13 feet and officials have now cut power to large parts of lower manhattan. in the west village of manhattan, a building partially collapsed amid the high winds. the top two floors completely exposed to the elements. as the storm approached, high winds caused a crane to collapse, 74 floors up a top a highrise in midtown manhattan. forecasters say the gusty winds that high at that time could have reached 9
effects on new york city. we continue our live coverage of sandy now classified as a post tropical cyclone by the national hurricane center. that doesn't mean the storm is any less dangerous. officials making that change only because sandy is now, quote, devoid of thunderstorms near the center. just after 8:00 p.m., hurricane sandy then, merging with what was once, two cold-weather systems made landfall in southern new jersey near atlantic city. sandy is still packing maximum wind gusts around...
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york city area, that's bad news, possibly the worst case scenario for the new york city area, and as far as storm surge goes because they're going to be on the northern end of the storm and you'll get the on shore flow from the wind pushing water into long island sound and also the new york harbor so we can see a rising water level by at much as 11 feet, harris. >> harris: wow and so people know it's not just a pure along the water event i'm reading alert on the associated press wires coming, maria, that the snowfall is very thick in west virginia, a portion of this storm, the superstorm now is pushing several potential feet of snow into that area. >> yes, i'm very happy you brought that up because we do also have blizzard warnings that were issued just about two hours ago by the national weather service across parts of the state of west virginia, because like you mentioned two feet of snow possible and you have to factor in the poor visibility, cold temperatures and power outages that will be possible with this storm and that's going to be possible through wednesday morning, out the
york city area, that's bad news, possibly the worst case scenario for the new york city area, and as far as storm surge goes because they're going to be on the northern end of the storm and you'll get the on shore flow from the wind pushing water into long island sound and also the new york harbor so we can see a rising water level by at much as 11 feet, harris. >> harris: wow and so people know it's not just a pure along the water event i'm reading alert on the associated press wires...
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new york city topped the list. arlington, virginia, in second place. halloween costumes in the office. is that they do or don't? more on that in the next hour. linda bell reporting. back to you. >> thank you. 4:37 60 degrees. >> you will need an umbrella and some patients if you are using metro this weekend. >> its friday morning. we want to check in with jummy olabanji. >> a suspicious death in leesburg. >> they say just before 1:00 this morning they received phone calls from family members because victim's family members had not seen her in several days. police got to an apartment located in the 800 block of edward's ferry rd. they found the body of a hispanic female in her early 20s inside the apartment. police have not released identity. police believe it is an isolated incident and that there's no threat to the greater community. we have a crew headed to leesburg right now. as soon as we get more information, we will update you later in the newscast. back to you. >> thank you. we want to check in with jacqui jeras. all the talk about storms on the
new york city topped the list. arlington, virginia, in second place. halloween costumes in the office. is that they do or don't? more on that in the next hour. linda bell reporting. back to you. >> thank you. 4:37 60 degrees. >> you will need an umbrella and some patients if you are using metro this weekend. >> its friday morning. we want to check in with jummy olabanji. >> a suspicious death in leesburg. >> they say just before 1:00 this morning they received...
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that's what we do in new york city. >> reporter: a bit of encouraging news coming from new york city's mayor michael bloomberg. what's happening there some people hopping over the fence trying to take a shortcut to get on the queens borough bridge. news coming from michael bloomberg within the next 24 hours, we will see some limited restoration of service on some of the trains. also limited subway service will resume. that will be starting tomorrow morning. also another point that the mayor wanted to make and that has to do with cars trying to come into the city tomorrow, this is only for noncommercial traffic, wolf, coming into the city on all crossings you have to have at least three people in your car on all crossings with the exception of the george washington bridge. again, this is what he's trying to do to alleviate the traffic congestion here in the city of manhattan as they try to recover from hurricane sandy. >> standby for a moment. i want chad myers to participate in this conversation with you as well, jason. chad, go ahead. >> the mta map of what's open tomorrow morning and
that's what we do in new york city. >> reporter: a bit of encouraging news coming from new york city's mayor michael bloomberg. what's happening there some people hopping over the fence trying to take a shortcut to get on the queens borough bridge. news coming from michael bloomberg within the next 24 hours, we will see some limited restoration of service on some of the trains. also limited subway service will resume. that will be starting tomorrow morning. also another point that the...
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you mentioned new york city. let's talk about new york state. and we read the advisory from the wire just a moment ago, said the president of the united states declared a state of emergency for new york state before the storm even hit. you said that is a big deal. and the reason i'm interested, i think about it i have a friend in new york who just texted me and said, don, stop scaring me, i'm watching you, stop scaring me, you know, a light hearted way. i'm not trying to scare you and i am in a way, i want people to be safe. this is serious. >> that is the number one function of government to secure the people. people need to understand the purpose prepare them to respond. the other thing the president's declaration does, it helped authorize the payment of the national guard through a concept called title xxxii. the next 24 hours or so the secretary of defense, allowing with the white house and people in congress they will come up with the money for the troops to be mobilized under title xxxii. then they can bring all the national guard they nee
you mentioned new york city. let's talk about new york state. and we read the advisory from the wire just a moment ago, said the president of the united states declared a state of emergency for new york state before the storm even hit. you said that is a big deal. and the reason i'm interested, i think about it i have a friend in new york who just texted me and said, don, stop scaring me, i'm watching you, stop scaring me, you know, a light hearted way. i'm not trying to scare you and i am in a...
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york city making, you think of new york city and the entire east coast, these big sky high line, just big, big buildings just along here. that's all a real problem for 77 mile per hour winds. blowing things off the buildings. in this area, you don't need to be walking around because debris will flying, not just trees, but big chunks of construction debris could easily be flying through this area. now, let's talk about the other travel problems. power outages and trees down and water moving onshore. some of that water, three feet above where the water is in new york harbor right now. if that water gets in, problems with flooding in subway systems, new york city is definitely aware of this. boarding up homes and buildings. >> i'm really nervous about this. i'm cooking. i'm thinking that we're not going to eat for the next six days. >> catch basins to help drain flood waters. >> this is a dangerous storm. if it stretened unexpectly or change its expected path it could do a lot of damage and you could be at risk. >> reporter: new york city transit officials are preparing for a possible sh
york city making, you think of new york city and the entire east coast, these big sky high line, just big, big buildings just along here. that's all a real problem for 77 mile per hour winds. blowing things off the buildings. in this area, you don't need to be walking around because debris will flying, not just trees, but big chunks of construction debris could easily be flying through this area. now, let's talk about the other travel problems. power outages and trees down and water moving...
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. >> breaking overnight, new power outages in new york city, where hundreds of thousands remain in the dark. and where subways and a major airport are still underwater. but a new day brings promising, new developments. >>> baring the brunt. new jersey shore towns tore apart by sandy. and inland, rescuers continue to save trapped residents. >>> and a little levity overnight. the late-night comics make their return. >>> good morning on this halloween, a holiday in name only today for so many in the wake of sandy. >> let's start with the latest this morning. more than 8 million folks in areas affected by sandy are now without power. >> also, stock markets are reopening today after their two-day unscheduled stop for the storm. meanwhile, jfk and newark airports are also reopening with limited service today. but new york's la guardia airport, looked more like a lake than an airport right now. that remains closed. also, president obama will visit hard-hit areas of new jersey today, touring the areas with governor christie. >> here in new york, most of lower manhattan remains without power th
. >> breaking overnight, new power outages in new york city, where hundreds of thousands remain in the dark. and where subways and a major airport are still underwater. but a new day brings promising, new developments. >>> baring the brunt. new jersey shore towns tore apart by sandy. and inland, rescuers continue to save trapped residents. >>> and a little levity overnight. the late-night comics make their return. >>> good morning on this halloween, a holiday in...
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much more than water damage in new york city. there was a devastating fire on the rockaway peninsula where much of the neighborhood burned down early tuesday morning. that fire left more than 100 homes destroyed. michelle miller is in breezy point queens with that story. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah. not a single building on breezy point was left unscathed. the storm surge rolled in and washed out everything. but what is still so hard for residents here to fathom is how after -- or how in five feet of rushing water and rain fire could do this to home after home? and block after block on this barrier island. it's the wake up call no one wants to recee. a six alarm fire that tor through the tiny beach town of breezy point. volunteer firefighter danny rushed to the scene. his brother's house was fully engulfed. both were among the 200 firefighters called into battle as the wind whipped flames jumped from house to house. >> everything was on fire. flames were 50 feet up in the air. just taking everything o
much more than water damage in new york city. there was a devastating fire on the rockaway peninsula where much of the neighborhood burned down early tuesday morning. that fire left more than 100 homes destroyed. michelle miller is in breezy point queens with that story. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, norah. not a single building on breezy point was left unscathed. the storm surge rolled in and washed out everything. but what is still so hard for residents here to...
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>> reporter: i have to tell you new york felt like a city under siege. we literally had to wade through floodwaters down here in lower manhattan in the mandatory evacuation zone. this storm set the dubious distinction of setting a record storm surge and we watched at its height as the water barrelled over the storm wall and went rushing down the streets. new york city subway systems have felt the wrath of hurricane sandy as well, brought down trees, ripped out power, inundated tunnels and subway tracks. in the 108-year history of the new york subway station workers have never faced as big a challenge. throughout the evening, we're standing in the hardest-hit part of lower manhattan, the historic canyons of lower manhattan. to the right of me is the world trade center, just earlier the 9/11 memorial began flooding. several blocks behind me is the new york stock exchange. the heart of this country's financial district. all evening we were hearing dramatic stories of dramatic rescues in a city that is largely without power and plunged in darkness. tonight,
>> reporter: i have to tell you new york felt like a city under siege. we literally had to wade through floodwaters down here in lower manhattan in the mandatory evacuation zone. this storm set the dubious distinction of setting a record storm surge and we watched at its height as the water barrelled over the storm wall and went rushing down the streets. new york city subway systems have felt the wrath of hurricane sandy as well, brought down trees, ripped out power, inundated tunnels and...
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it's not just new york city, but it's the biggest in the path. the coastal will feel it first, but this storm spreads inland a lot. >> reporter: it does. atlantic city, obviously is going to feel it. one of the first places. once that storm continues on, all of the way to ohio, western pennsylvania, even canada. in atlantic city, they're taking it very seriously, some of the businesses have already been boarding up. only emergency vehicles coming all of the way through. other than that, we're really not going to imagine much more than the storm surge. that's the biggest concern here in atlantic city. in 34 years of legalized gambling this is what has happened, shutdown of casinos three times. irene being the last time. we didn't hit that hard enough, right at the coast, from jersey shore up through new york city, long island, you get the bigger numbers. because of the shape of the land, it's going to help that southwest to -- southeast to the northwest flow. other spots will have a surge. we're talking 60 to 80 miles an hour winds in that red are
it's not just new york city, but it's the biggest in the path. the coastal will feel it first, but this storm spreads inland a lot. >> reporter: it does. atlantic city, obviously is going to feel it. one of the first places. once that storm continues on, all of the way to ohio, western pennsylvania, even canada. in atlantic city, they're taking it very seriously, some of the businesses have already been boarding up. only emergency vehicles coming all of the way through. other than that,...
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sun-up is not until 7:24 in new york city. that's when we will get a few scope of what's been happening here on the ground with the flooding as far as not only in battery park but, of course, also in the subways. here's baltimore and washington getting in on heavy rain bands. these yellow bands can contain tropical storm wind gusts, 45 to 50 miles an hour. the other side of the story is the snow that is going to continue to fall. this entire snowstorm and event is not going to be done until wednesday. we'll be dealing with some kind of flooding, some wind damage, river flooding is going to continue and all of this is going to be pushing to the west. we are done with wind gusts, almost category 2 at eatons neck. we won't see that. we're seeing some better news. we are seeing good news. we have high wind warnings continue, gusts up to 60. and also oon some lake-enhanced snow. that's what we're talking about off great lakes as well. that's how cold the air is. cold enough for snow, 16 inches already in snowshoe, west virginia. th
sun-up is not until 7:24 in new york city. that's when we will get a few scope of what's been happening here on the ground with the flooding as far as not only in battery park but, of course, also in the subways. here's baltimore and washington getting in on heavy rain bands. these yellow bands can contain tropical storm wind gusts, 45 to 50 miles an hour. the other side of the story is the snow that is going to continue to fall. this entire snowstorm and event is not going to be done until...
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new york is among the cities getting the worst of the storms. two major commuter tunnels are flooded as are seven subway tunnels under the east river. a fire in new york city in a neighborhood there flooded by sandy has destroyed 80 to 100 homes. some 200 firefighters have now contained the fire. but they are still putting out pockets of flames. this is breezy point in the borrowing the queens. in one building 25 people are trapped in an up stair unit. >> it's still pretty hairy out there. >> in a few minutes, new york city mayor michael bloomberg is about to speak about to address his residents and also jerry brown just announced that california national guard is going to to the east coast about 150 crewmembers going. >> it's amazing and that storm is still brewing. >> it is. they are going to see tremendous amounts of flooding there more heavy rains to come and more gusty winds and power outages everywhere. >> okay. and a quick thought on traffic? >> i guess i can show you a live look at milpitas. fog will be an issue for the morning drive. it
new york is among the cities getting the worst of the storms. two major commuter tunnels are flooded as are seven subway tunnels under the east river. a fire in new york city in a neighborhood there flooded by sandy has destroyed 80 to 100 homes. some 200 firefighters have now contained the fire. but they are still putting out pockets of flames. this is breezy point in the borrowing the queens. in one building 25 people are trapped in an up stair unit. >> it's still pretty hairy out...
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tonight they are on their way to new york city. this storm rolled through the most densely-populated place in america. rescue efforts are still ongoing in this region today. in the long run the city is thinking about how it can adapt to survive more extreme weather and more frequent extreme weather if our new world is going to keep being like this. but right now, new york city has the unprecedented challenge of getting millions of americans through an extended period with no power, no water and also the project of protecting and recovering the ageing and incredible infrastructure that makes this type of american life possible. joining us now is council speaker speaker quinn. speaker quinn joins us by phone. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> what's your assessment of the damage in the rock aways and the breezy point area? >> the breezy point area, the fire was just devastating. the images remind you of the pictures you saw of world war ii. i mean homes just burnt to the foundation. literally just a chimney in the midst of 1
tonight they are on their way to new york city. this storm rolled through the most densely-populated place in america. rescue efforts are still ongoing in this region today. in the long run the city is thinking about how it can adapt to survive more extreme weather and more frequent extreme weather if our new world is going to keep being like this. but right now, new york city has the unprecedented challenge of getting millions of americans through an extended period with no power, no water and...
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bands of rain are approaching the new york city area, extremely high tides expected, wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour, and are expected before this time tomorrow. but they're not here yet. millions of people here in the city up and down the northeast coast are hunkered down already, they're at home or with friends, or family, or they're in public shelters. the shelves of many stores have been shopped bare in anticipation of this enormous storm which unlike a traditional hurricane will be an enduring event, stretching perhaps into thursday. there are flood warnings as i said, high wind warnings, and maria molina, the hardest working person in the news business is here to tell us everything we need to know when and where the storm is going to hit. okay, maria, when does it come to new york? where is it now? who are the first people impacted? >> right now the center of sandy located just thigh south-southeast of the the new york city area, pretty far away and we're not expecting sandy to make landfall across central new jersey until tomorrow night. and pretty late at night, the later e
bands of rain are approaching the new york city area, extremely high tides expected, wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour, and are expected before this time tomorrow. but they're not here yet. millions of people here in the city up and down the northeast coast are hunkered down already, they're at home or with friends, or family, or they're in public shelters. the shelves of many stores have been shopped bare in anticipation of this enormous storm which unlike a traditional hurricane will be an...
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but tonight they are on their way to new york city. this storm rolled through the most densely populated place in america last night. rescue efforts are still ongoing in this region today. in the long run the city is thinking about how it can adapt to survive more extreme weather and more frequent extreme weather if our new world is just going to keep being like this. but right now new york city has the unpress interdided challenge of getting three-quarters of a million americans without extended no water and no power and the aging infrastructure that makes this whole type of american life possible. joining us now is christine quinn, speaker quinn toured the storm and fire damage on the rockaway peninsula today. she joins us by phone. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> what's your assessment of the damage in the rockaways and the breezy point area today which you were able to see? >> well, the breezy point area, the fire is just devastating. the picture -- the images remind you of the pictures you saw of world war ii, homes jus
but tonight they are on their way to new york city. this storm rolled through the most densely populated place in america last night. rescue efforts are still ongoing in this region today. in the long run the city is thinking about how it can adapt to survive more extreme weather and more frequent extreme weather if our new world is just going to keep being like this. but right now new york city has the unpress interdided challenge of getting three-quarters of a million americans without...
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in new york city. people are walking. everywhere. the cabs are jammed full. if you like to see new yorkers unhappy and dirty and smelly you might like lower manhattan where last night it seemed like everyone went to the upper east side to have food or visit friends. a common joke is it is the first time lower manhattans folks have visited their friends on the upper east side where they have electricity and food. you can tell the difference between the east side folks and the downtown folks by the way they feel. tough going in the big city. busy in here. yeah. progressive mobile is... [ "everybody have fun tonight" plays ] really catching on! people can do it all! get a quote, buy and manage your policy! -[ music stops ] -it's great! well, what's with the... -[ music resumes ] -music? ♪ have fun tonight dude. getting a car insurance quote. i'll let it go to voicemail. [ clears throat ] ♪ everybody wang chung tonight ♪ putting it on vibrate. [ cell phone vibrates ] -[ loud vibrating ] -it'll pass.
in new york city. people are walking. everywhere. the cabs are jammed full. if you like to see new yorkers unhappy and dirty and smelly you might like lower manhattan where last night it seemed like everyone went to the upper east side to have food or visit friends. a common joke is it is the first time lower manhattans folks have visited their friends on the upper east side where they have electricity and food. you can tell the difference between the east side folks and the downtown folks by...
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i'm live in new york city. just over my should, the collapsed crane you see it there hanging over 57th street. we'll get to that in a moment. first, across the mid-atlantic, state and local emergency teams are rushing to save people and to save their homes. sandy is living up to the warnings it would bring devastation never before seen in this region. a white capped rush of water took over the streets of ocean city, new jersey, after hurricane sandy made landfall at 8:00 last night. the governor is calling the damage there unprecedented. so far 29 people have died here in the united states. 29. and dozens of survivors today feared what would happen if rescuers had not shown up in time. >> we tried to stop it. we put towels down, we had the sandbags down. it was rushing in. it was rushing in from the windows, the doorways, everywhere. >> we lost everything. i came all the way from the top of the house. >> where were you at that time? >> downstairs trying to save them and i couldn't do anything about it. just kep
i'm live in new york city. just over my should, the collapsed crane you see it there hanging over 57th street. we'll get to that in a moment. first, across the mid-atlantic, state and local emergency teams are rushing to save people and to save their homes. sandy is living up to the warnings it would bring devastation never before seen in this region. a white capped rush of water took over the streets of ocean city, new jersey, after hurricane sandy made landfall at 8:00 last night. the...
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the new york city stock exchange is shuttered. over 3100 people at the city's 76 emergency storm shelters right now and adding. we're going live to a briefing from the new york city mayor michael bloomberg any minute from now. stay with us. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all this with a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. >>> welcome back. they continue to add and sub strakt the electoral math in the last days of the campaign. this race is as tight as it gets. politico and george washington university showing the president regaining the lead ahead by one point. ohio newspaper poll shows the candidates are ties, and in virginia a critical state for romney the president is ahead. joining me from washington is nbc deputy political editor dominico. as we look at the numbers crunching them, all th
the new york city stock exchange is shuttered. over 3100 people at the city's 76 emergency storm shelters right now and adding. we're going live to a briefing from the new york city mayor michael bloomberg any minute from now. stay with us. when you lost the thing you can't believe you lost. when what you just bought, just broke. or when you have a little trouble a long way from home... as an american express cardmember you can expect some help. but what you might not expect, is you can get all...
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it just didn't deliver the wind damage that new york city expected. and the surge wasn't really here, but if you look inland where it was catastrophic flooding and so many folks were affected by that storm, it was a terrible storm. it just wasn't for the big population center of new york city, and this one, the hurricane center says will have all of those elements focused on these big population areas, new york city is one of them with the storm surge, with the high winds, with the flooding rain. they say they think this thing will really affect it and i'm going to believe them and i'll just everybody to be prepared. >> all right. better safe than sorry. all right, sam champion, thank you. and one of the biggest worries ahead of this monster storm is the potential for massive power outages. officials are warning those outages could last for more than a week. crews are already in crisis mode working overtime doing their best to keep the lights on. abc's david kerley has more from rehoboth beach, delaware. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning,
it just didn't deliver the wind damage that new york city expected. and the surge wasn't really here, but if you look inland where it was catastrophic flooding and so many folks were affected by that storm, it was a terrible storm. it just wasn't for the big population center of new york city, and this one, the hurricane center says will have all of those elements focused on these big population areas, new york city is one of them with the storm surge, with the high winds, with the flooding...
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new york city. that's lady liberty. zone a. all the way here to coney island to rockaway beach areasful we'll fly you over to the other side right here. here's battery park city, here's battery park. probably under water with the storm. didn't go under water with irene but by a foot, this is forecast to be feet higher than irene. here's the east side river. we'll talk about south street seaport on up here under the bridges. all of this along the waterway at least flooded if we get that 11-foot surge. then we are back up here, this is belmont island and roosevelt island, we are okay. red hook is here in zone a. you must be gone. they are going to turn off power, the heat and all of this. all of a sudden if all the water is surging into new jersey as well, i know this says zone a, that's new york, but on the other side of the river, it will flood as well. we'll keep you up-to-date. >>> chad myers, don't go far, because i need you here to help me out. chad is standing right behind me, that's why i am looking over my shoulder. if y
new york city. that's lady liberty. zone a. all the way here to coney island to rockaway beach areasful we'll fly you over to the other side right here. here's battery park city, here's battery park. probably under water with the storm. didn't go under water with irene but by a foot, this is forecast to be feet higher than irene. here's the east side river. we'll talk about south street seaport on up here under the bridges. all of this along the waterway at least flooded if we get that 11-foot...